Can sourceTree keep synchronized with command line changes?

Question

Many times I have a sourceTree window open on my repo, but I'm also making changes via git command line (git checkout foo, for example).  I notice that when I do this, the sourceTree window is now out of sync with my repo state.

* is there a danger in this?  If I do a sourceTree operation, could it break my repo state because I've changed things behind sourceTree's back?
* Is there a way to tell sourceTree to watch my repo state, and update accordingly?  i.e. if I change branches, have sourceTree also change branches?

Seth · Answer

Exactly. The "danger" is mainly that the user doesn't know the "real situation", so the outcome of the command may not be what was expected. Git may push a commit that SourceTree wasn't displaying, for example.

Johannes Kilian_pi36cl · Answer

I also think there is no danger. SourceTree is almost nothing but a graphical interface - the main work is done by underlying git. So even if SourceTree display is not uptodate and you trigger a git command via SourceTree the executing git process will take "the real situation" into consideration ....

Seth · Answer

There should be no danger, except possibly in some cases where you initiate an action in SourceTree while it is out-of-sync.

You can tell SourceTree to refresh by using the F5 key. If you make a habit of doing this whenever you shift your own focus to the SourceTree window, you should be safe from any possible harm from using an out-of-sync UI.